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Reaction is pouring in over the death of the Rev. Jesse L

Eulogies are pouring in after the death of the Rev. Jesse L

Jackson marched with Martin Luther King Jr. and sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988.

The civil rights icon, who died on Tuesday, used his progressivism as rebellion

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a towering figure of the American civil rights movement and two-time presidential candidate, has died aged 84. Rising from the segregated South to national politics, he spent decades campaigning for racial and economic justice. Admired and controversial in equal measure, Jackson’s legacy spans activism, electoral politics…

Jackson once explained the purpose behind his activism with characteristic clarity, saying, “We have to build a movement that lifts people up, that gives them dignity and the power to shape their own destiny.” This emphasis on dignity became central to his political philosophy. He did not view civil rights…

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The protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr led a lifetime of crusades in the United States and abroad

To understand why Jackson reacted so viscerally to Obama, one must first understand who he was. Long before Obama’s rise, Jesse Jackson was the closest thing America had to a national Black political candidate. Born in segregated South Carolina, he came of age in the crucible of the civil rights…

He assailed dirty lyrics in disco music, mediated local labor disputes and led boycotts of national corporations

Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson has died at the age of 84 with a statement revealing he passed away "peacefully" surrounded by his loved ones.